The real impact of the Italian front on World War II may have been that it
a) delayed the D-Day invasion and allowed the Soviet Union to advance further into Eastern Europe
b) prevented the rise of fascism or communism in Italy after the war
c) enabled the Americans to appease both British and Soviet strategic demands
d) enabled the U.S. to prevent Austria and Greece from falling into Soviet hands
e) destroyed the monastery of Monte Cassino and other Italian artistic treasures
Answer: E